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y G. F. Foss. AUTOMOBILE FLOOR MAT.

' APPLICATION FILED IULYZG, '|S15.

Patented Aug. l, 1916.

fr i GEORGE li?. FOSS, OF IVINTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

AUTOMOBILE FLOOLMAT.

Lil 93,250. v

Application filed July 26 To all Awhom it muy concern:-

Be it known that I, Gannon F. Foss, a citizen of the Dominion of Canadafand resident of the city of Montreal, in the. Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful` Improvements 'in Automobile l1`loo`i`Mats, of which the Afollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. l

This invention relates toiimprovements in floor mats fo i automobiles, and the object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive means for.preventing the entrance of hot or cold air, dust, and noise through the slots termed in the floor ot' the car for the passage of the pedals.

At the present time,in the 'great majority 4of automobiles, one or more ol the pedals are of oscillating' type and therefore require a slot of considerable length be formed in the floor, through which they Amay operate.` ln warm weather, hot air blown back by the circulating),r fan rushes up through these-slots and is frequently accompanied by a steady shower of dust. ln winter, cold'air blows up through these slots to theI great discomfort of the driver, and at all times the slots permit the entrance otengine noises to the body ot' the car. It isy obvious that the deltree ol discomfortunder the various beads enumerated varies with the make otcar, and

n1 some few makes does not exist, as the pedals are arranged to run straight down.

rllhis invention consists in providing a lloor mat having' a highly elastic insert provided with reinforced aperturesfoi-'the pas-- sage ot' the pedals. When the pedals are operated. the elastic insert yields, but at all times Akeeps the slots oi tholoor closed to air, dust and noise.

In the-drawings which illustrate the invention :-l `igure 1 is a` partial plan view of a. lloor mat formed according' to this invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

,Referring more.' particularly to the drawings, l1 designates a mat of any suitable size` and shape formed of rubber or suitable material, having the surface plain or checkered or corrugated, as at 12, 4to provide secure Specification of Letters Patent.

llpatentedaing. il, Fiiltl.' 1915. serial no. 42,105.

footing. An insert 13 of4 highly elastic rubber or other material is providedin the mat adjacent the pedals. and is provided with a suitable number of apertures lll; for the passage of the pedals. rl-"he edges ot' the insert around the apertures are heavily reint'orced as by thickening thc rubber, es shown at 15. lvl/'hen the'mat is. placed in position, the-elastic insert will stretch sutilciently to permit passing the pedals through. the apertures, but the material will then close up tightlyl around the shanln; 1G ot the pedals, so that the pedal slots 17Min the floor will be completely Closed and Thot or cold air, dust` and noise prevent-ed from entering the body of the car.

Vvlhen the pedals are operated, the highly elastic insert merely stretches-Without materially increasing the resistanceofthe pedal, and at the same time maintains the floor slot closed. i

Having thusdeseribed my inventiom'What l claim is l. ln an automobile floor mat, a body ot substantially inelastic 'materiah a highly elastic insert apertured for the passage of pedals. and reinforcement for said insert around the apertures.

2. ln an automobile floor mat, a body oit substantially inelastic material, an insert olf highly elastic material apertureol for the passage ol pedals, and reinforcement for said insert. around theedgeshof said aperture.' arranged to maintain a close connection with the pedals. l

In a device of the character described, a n apertured sheet ot highly elastic material, the apertures thereof being positioned for the 'passage of movable members, and the body of the. sheet being arranged to cover the path of said mov-able members, and means t'or reinforcing the sheet around apertures and for' holding,T theisheetI securely to the movable members. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in presence ot'two witnesses.

GERGBE F. FOSS. Witnesses: S. K. W. ALLEN, G. M. MORELAND. 

